Queen Mary Arriving KGV Drydock 1960

[Peter43John]

Queen Mary 2 is the only ship resembling such elegance today: Queen Elizabeth 3 and the Queen Victoria look hedious!!!

[NearAbbeyRoad]

The QM was outdated when designed and built. Normandie was FAR superior - even in looks. Normandie was powered by electric motors, more streamlined. Far faster hull. It was far cheaper to run than QM. QM even looked old fashioned on commission. The Normandie designer approached Cunard with his design but they were still in the 1800s, so built the QM.

White Star started the superior than QM Oceanic. When merging WS & Cunard, it was dropped & QM taken up as she progressed more in construction

[werksdesign]

She was, and still is, a magnificent ship as was her sister, Queen Elizabeth. I'd prefer to see these ships sailing today rather than the "boxes afloat" they have cruising around.

[SuperTitanicfreak]

RMS Queen Mary is the most Graceful Liner I've ever seen in person. God, She beautiful.

[skot66]

@1selvatico Better now...

[ghettochildlB]

I went there yesterday for the tattoo festival

[Dolphindream15]

I was there on the queen mary about 3 monthes ago she is being restored its going to take some time but they are working on her,,,does any know where I can find the full song QUEEN OF THE SEA 1936

[Abricialio]

Figure out how it would be if the RMS Olympic was bought by a rich human who had a ton of money..

[lasuvidaboy]

She's not in that bad of shape. She does need a paint job on the hull but the funnels received a fresh coat of 'Cunard Red' paint late last year. She was in pretty bad shape when Long Beach purchased her from cash-strapped Cunard in 1967.

[mewpwsall123465]

queen mary is haunted..........

[exeuroweenie]

She always struck me as a happy ship compared to others.She survived WW2 and is still around,what a survivor.The Normandie Rex,Conte Di Savioa,Bremen,Brittanic and Paris had such sad fates.

[vargas37]

I have seen the prop-box on the Queen in Long Beach . I was scared like a lil kid to go out there.And i'm 36!

[ronnykmarshall]

Scared the crap out of me. This was in 1971.

[Vdubguy23]

I love it!

[vargas37]

that would freak me out being near the ship in dry-dock! I don't like props,either.

[SimulationGuy121]

Imagine seeing the props in murky water

[CuteZanessa]

is the Queen Mary supposed to be a Titanic?u=cuz it sure looks like it!

[theblueriband]

The Titanic and Queen Mary are in a sense, "distant cousins". The Queen Mary was built 24 years after Titanic for the newly merged Cunard-White Star Line (White Star Line owned Titanic) and was considerably larger and faster than Titanic.

[thehefercow]

ships like this were strictly, even almost fanatically maintained in order to maintain a good reputation with travelers.

[ragemanchoo82]

There was another neat video somewhere on here, it covered mostly the QM's war service. "Its Been a Long, Long Time" is one of the songs in it, and it has shots of the entire ship covered with people. Has anybody seen it? I can't find it. :(

[PumpkinDieselEngine]

My Grandpa had a tugboat business. 3 of his tugboats helped dock the Queen Mary in dry dock. I have a picture somewhere, it's so cool! It's a beautiful ship.

[laffyroks]

i agree i think old ships are class, but the qm2 i think looks ok but qm1 is better

[chrisr19897]

I'd sooner sail on the Queen Mary 2 rather than some of those 'rusting white hulks' that are so called 'cruise liners'

[RENEIND]

Man on Halloween Haunt it just kick ass!!!

[drc1981]

I agree with you on that one. The old steamers were untouchable in my book. However I do think the QM2 is a pretty nice ship; not the prettiest thing afloat, but it makes up for it on the inside. I can't wait to take the voyage on her!

[majaorca100]

Isn't she just one of the most beautiful ships ever? :)

[fillmore593]

Great video!!!! I have always had a great love for old liners and the QM1 is one of most beautiful. I think video like this makes for wonderful reference material when constructing scale models of her hull.

[ManWhoLovesTheMary]

Oh My God, this is the best footage I have ever seen of the MARY's sea going days!!! It's almost as if she was taken with a digital video camera. I never thought I'de see such a treat! Thanks!! And the narrater has a very distinct voice. I rather fance it.

[greenseaships]

Refreshing to see so much of the Mary I have never seen before- and in COLOR! Thanks!

[dee232007]

i think that ship is gorgeous, my friend bjorn from germany helped build the queen mary 2 in hamburg

[Maasdam1993]

You're friend cannot helped build the ship. Simply she was build in st Nazaire France and not in Hamburg Germany. She only dry docked in Hamburg fore a Small refit and annual overhaul.

[fruityfj]

Rubbish - Her construction began in December 1930 on the River Clyde by the John Brown & Company Shipbuilding and Engineering shipyard at Clydebank Scotland. She was launched on 26 September 1934.

[CunardProductions94]

Queen Mary 2 for heaven sake. ST NAZARIE FRANCE and DRO DOCKED IN HAMBOURG.

[wairangi]

I think this is the secret of the QM1 was her design and overall looks which were majestic and I'm sure in peoples minds this is how they think ships should or did look like. It is a difficult subject to explain in words!

[skot66]

This is the best ship ever laid. I was married on her ..and went to Europe on the QM2 ..God Save her out of the clutches of of politics...they need to do this cleaning procedure now.

[robbiethewombat]

hi skot did u work on the queen mary building wise shes a great beautiful ship isnt she,been on her my self govan born,govan made, bring her home to where she was built,,,, thanks

[skot66]

Well I would say that's a good idea...but she would surely sink if she was taken back to Europe...No I did not work on the Queen while she was built..but I have volunteered many times...to clean and preserve her. Have a good one.